News From Brunswick County Center

N.C. Cooperative Extension display at the Brunswick County Health and Wellness Fair
Added Sugars

Published - August 13, 2025

Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch Day
Sneaky Zucchini

Published - August 6, 2025

A pressure cooker with a note on top about the pressure weight.
Pressure Canner Testing Available

Published - July 31, 2025

Preserving food using a dehydrator in a test kitchen.
Prepare for Preserving Foods

Published - July 30, 2025

Why Eat Plant-Based?
Plant-Based Eating

Published - July 23, 2025

Dried green herbs on a cutting board.
Preserving Herbs

Published - July 16, 2025

A man harvests basil from a raised bed.
Basil and Pesto

Published - July 10, 2025

plastic and wooden cutting board
Cutting Boards that Make the Cut

Published - July 2, 2025

1. Summer Camps
Building Leaders and Community: Highlights From This Year’s 4-H Summer Camps

Published - June 30, 2025

Green bowl of quinoa salad with blueberries, almonds and celery on board labeled "NC Cooperative Extension"
Getting to Know Quinoa

Published - June 25, 2025

people exercising in a pool
Beat the Heat with a Water Workout

Published - June 18, 2025

rotten food in fridge
Power’s Out. What about the food?

Published - June 11, 2025

Coin in the Freezer trick to check if power went out while you were away
Coin In the Cup: RISKY

Published - June 4, 2025

from left to right: Savanna Sillings (Teen Court Program Assistant), Keona Warren (scholarship recipient) and Sam Davis (Teen Court Director)
Local Student Volunteer Awarded the Glenda Ansley Memorial Teen Court College Scholarship

Published - May 30, 2025

EFNEP logo with stylized apple and text "Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program"
Mrs. Angie Shares the Power of Vegetables Through Reading, Movement, and Cooking

Published - May 28, 2025

Person holding two avocado halves over green cutting board with sliced avocado pieces.
Avocados From Florida

Published - May 28, 2025

Lincoln Elementary students wearing their EFNEP draw-string bags after completing Eat Smart, Move More & Camp Cook Play
Local Educator Inspires Healthy Habits Through EFNEP’s Camp Cook Play Program

Published - May 27, 2025

Jars of assorted fruit jams and marmalades with fresh berries and sliced citrus on wood
Get Ready to Preserve Food

Published - May 21, 2025

Blossom end rot on maturing fruit.Brenda Kennedy | University of Kentucky
A Cautionary Tale on Vegetable Garden Fertilizing

Published - May 20, 2025

Foliage SC Flasco CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Strobilanthes Auriculata Var. Dyeriana (Persian Shield)

Published - May 16, 2025

pressure can with gauge
Got Pressure? Canner Gauge Testing

Published - May 15, 2025

Kosteletzkya virginica bloom detail Debbie Roos
Kosteletzkya Pentacarpos (Coastal Mallow, Seashore Mallow)

Published - May 15, 2025

Form Jim Robbins CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Brassica Oleracea (Ornamental Cabbage and Kale)

Published - May 15, 2025

Flower with Monarch butterfly in the summer in Moore County Carol Bowman CC BY 2.0
Tithonia Rotundifolia (Mexican Sunflower)

Published - May 14, 2025

Fruits; Rob Thurman; CC BY 2.0
Vaccinium for the Coastal Plain: 'Rabbiteye' and 'Southern Highbush'

Published - May 14, 2025

Fruit close-up; Jim Robbins; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Ilex Vomitoria F. Pendula (Weeping Yaupon Holly)

Published - May 14, 2025

Heuchera cultivars Andy Mabbett CC BY-SA 3.0
Heuchera (Coral Bells, Alumroot)

Published - May 14, 2025

Chrysogonum repens; dogtooth77; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Chrysogonum Virginianum (Green and Gold)

Published - May 14, 2025

Raw salmon steak with herbs and spices on table. Top view of fresh fish and seafood on kitchen counter.
Cook and Eat More Fish

Published - May 14, 2025

Brain food concept with copy space in center. Various food ingredients for thought and chalkboard with Brain Food letters over dark background. Top view or flat lay
Fish for Your Brain

Published - May 7, 2025

ReadyBrunswick
Upcoming Hurricane Meal Kit Programs

Published - April 30, 2025

Ground pearl cysts and adult D. S. Reiland
The Type of Pearls No One Wants

Published - April 28, 2025

A variety of nuts in wooden bowls. Healthy food.
Go Ahead, Eat More Nuts and Seeds

Published - April 23, 2025

EFNEP Educator Angie Lawrence with Chef John LaTour group photo with 4-H Youth in Action
EFNEP Empowering Families to Reduce Sodium Intake

Published - April 17, 2025

picture of a deconstructed salad
Avoid Boring Salads

Published - April 16, 2025

Mason jar of milk or yogurt on hemp napkin on white wooden table with coconut aside
Coconut Products

Published - April 9, 2025

Introduction to Home Cooking info flyer
Introduction to Home Cooking

Published - March 31, 2025

Danny Thornton, Environmental Health Director at the Golden A Awards Ceremony. Thornton said The Golden A awards recognize the important hard work these food service workers are doing. He encouraged everyone to learn something new about their operation an
'Golden A' Awards

Published - March 31, 2025

Yuccca-filamentosa; MMR; CC BY NC 2
Yucca Filamentosa (Curlyleaf Yucca)

Published - March 27, 2025

2025 Adult EFNEP
2025 Adult Spring Class

Published - March 26, 2025

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